Kristin Bunch Syntax site
Introduction
Terminology & PSRs
Complent or Adjunct?
Tree Structure & PSRs
Basics of Tree Form
Steps for analyzing a sentence
How to diagram using basic PSRs
X' Theory
How to diagram: X'
Phrase Structure Rules PSRs and Tree Structure
•Phrase Structure Rules (PSRs)
•Phrase Structure Rules tell the relationship between the phrases in a sentence
•Note: if in parenthesis it indicates optionality